Comment & Opinion

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It’s a source of continual frustration for me that, by and large, Pennsylvanians don’t think of our state as unusually blessed with...

Even as the U.S. and Iran wrestle over an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, surging gas prices have turned the government’s attention to a per...

NEW YORK (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is slipping. Sort of. Because even though the president’s support among GOP vot...

Last week, Philadelphia voters passed a city-sponsored retirement plan for workers without a 401k or other employer-sponsored savings plan. Workers ca...

President Donald Trump withdrew a lawsuit he had filed against his own administration — instead planning to create a $1.8 billion slush fund that woul...

I was on the list. Earlier this month, I, along with 19 of my colleagues, found out that our names were on an alleged hit list for not truly represent...

When we are older and we look back at our lives, we often zero in on the regrets. The challenges. The hard times. The often-overlooked truth, however,...

It’s a story out of Austin, Texas, with clear implications for every town where the left dominates. Austin officials last year celebrated their elimin...

In the past year, Washington has begun to treat maritime power as what it truly is: national security infrastructure. On Maritime Day 2026, this is we...

We have to admit that after more than a year of headlines about the president's persistent self-dealing, abuse of power and constant bullying of allie...

Neither living nor completely lifeless, viruses are bits of genetic material wrapped in a protein sheath. They can't even reproduce on their own; they...

This week’s primary in Pennsylvania will dominate headlines, though another primary – the Democrats’ fight for U.S. Sen. John Fetterman’s seat in 2028...

In a state historically defined by middle-class attainability, four out of every five households are now priced out of  being able to afford a newly b...

With the closure of many services at Bradford Regional Medical Center, I have been asked by several over the last few weeks to share my thoughts and t...

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that there were almost 2 million Americans who used kratom in 2021. It's safe to assume that this...

NEW YORK (TNS) — There is a palpable fear among American workers that AI is coming for their jobs. The answer to that fear, as I’ve argued, is to make...

NEW YORK (TNS) — America’s political landscape has become a stinking mess. More and more states are joining the race to the bottom to gerrymander away...

The independent U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2026 annual report made 97 new recommendations for Congress to improve government efficiency a...

Our family would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone involved in the trial for justice for Rebecca Haynes. So many agencies put countless hour...

NEW YORK (TNS) — America is fast becoming a country with two economies: a stagnant one for men and a growing one for women. So far this year, the U.S....